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Download full textSitlington, Patricia L.; Frank, Alan R. – 1989
This study investigated the adult adjustment (1 year after leaving school) of 615 people with mental disabilities who had graduated from special education programs in Iowa in 1985 and 1986, as well as 62 dropouts who began in the same classes. Current living situation, leisure activities, and marital status were studied, with a special emphasis on…
Descriptors: Dropouts, Education Work Relationship, Followup Studies, High School Graduates
Appell, Louise S.; And Others – 1990
The purpose of this project was to design and develop simulation materials utilizing vocational situations) in mildly/moderately handicapped young adults. The final product, a set of materials titled "Social Skills on the Job," includes a videotape of 15 lessons, a computer software package, and a teacher's guide, and was marketed to a…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Disabilities, High Schools
Rinck, Christine; Griggs, Peter – 1986
Characteristics of the older developmentally disabled adult were studied in an examination of data collected on 485 randomly selected clients in four age categories; 18 and under (N=74), 19-54 (N=336), 55-64 (N=48), and 65 and over (N=27). Medical and physical problems were assessed, including general health, mobility problems, and prescription of…
Descriptors: Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Client Characteristics (Human Services), Developmental Disabilities, Drug Therapy
Reschly, Daniel J. – 1988
Issues related to conception, assessment, decision-making, and instructional programming for the retarded in the adaptive behavior domain are discussed. Issues in the conception of adaptive behavior include its relationship to other constructs such as cognitive competence and emotional competence, the nearly universal use of certain domains,…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Daily Living Skills, Decision Making
Brierley, Mirian – 1987
Children in Columbus, Ohio public schools participated in two nontraditional kindergarten programs during the 1986-1987 school year. Evaluations of the programs were undertaken to determine their success. One program involved a full day kindergarten that featured opportunities for increased personal and social development, as well as instruction…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education, Kindergarten
VAN EGMOND, ELMER; ZANDER, ALVIN – 1957
THE EFFECTS OF TWO DETERMINANTS, INTELLIGENCE AND DEGREE OF A PERSON'S SOCIAL POWER, WHICH AFFECT SOCIAL RELATIONS WERE EXAMINED IN THIS STUDY. THE LATTER REFERS TO THE ABILITY TO INFLUENCE THE BEHAVIOR AND BELIEFS OF OTHERS. THE OVERALL OBJECTIVE WAS TO DESCRIBE AND EXPLAIN CAUSES FOR THE TYPES AND CHARACTERISTICS USED BY CHILDREN WITH DIFFERENT…
Descriptors: Children, Classroom Environment, Females, Group Testing
TRIMBLE, W.E.; UNTERSEHER, RICHARD – 1967
A STRUCTURED PHYSICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM CONSISTING MOSTLY OF BODY BUILDING EXERCISES AND WEIGHT LIFTING WAS USED TO GIVE PHYSICALLY UNDERDEVELOPED BOYS A SENSE OF PERSONAL ACCOMPLISHMENT. JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL BOYS FROM GRADES SEVEN, EIGHT, AND NINE, CLASSIFIED ON THE BASIS OF LACK OF ATHLETIC ABILITY, WERE GIVEN THE CALIFORNIA PSYCHOLOGICAL…
Descriptors: Athletics, Control Groups, Discriminant Analysis, Junior High School Students
CHILMAN, CATHERINE S. – 1966
PRIMARILY AN OVERVIEW AND ANALYSIS OF RESEARCH ON CHILD-REARING AND FAMILY LIFE PATTERNS, THIS BOOK FOCUSES ON THE LIFE OF THE VERY POOR AND COMPARES THEIR LIFE PATTERNS AND PRACTICES WITH THOSE OF MIDDLE-CLASS FAMILIES. THE TWO SETS OF PATTERNS ARE ANALYZED UNDER FIVE HEADINGS--MENTAL HEALTH, EDUCATION, "MORAL" CHARACTER, SOCIAL ACCEPTABILITY,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Patterns, Child Rearing, Comparative Analysis
RABINOW, BARNEY – 1964
THE PERSONALITY STRUCTURE, CAUSES FOR DEVIATION, AND MAJOR DIAGNOSTIC CATEGORIES FOR SOCIALLY MALADJUSTED AND EMOTIONALLY DISTURBED CHILDREN ARE DISCUSSED. SCHOOL ROLE, GOALS, AND DEFINITIONS ARE RELATED TO STRATEGIES FOR RECRUITING AND TRAINING TEACHERS OF EMOTIONALLY DISTURBED CHILDREN ARE CONSIDERED. A DISCUSSION OF THE SELECTION OF TEACHERS…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Children, Emotional Disturbances, Exceptional Child Education
Elias, Maurice J.; And Others – 1978
The purpose of this paper is to report on the development and validation of the Social Problem Situation Analysis Measure (SPSAM), a measure of the ways in which children understand and attempt to resolve problematic social situations. The SPSAM is an assessment procedure in which children are shown cards depicting sequences of unfolding action in…
Descriptors: Children, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Measurement, Communication Skills
Soto-Padin, Jose L. – 1968
Information on social behavior independence, and intelligence was gathered on 74 Head Start subjects (Anglo, Negro, and Mexican-American) aged 5 to 7 years, for the development of a scale to measure the level of independence in small children. The following hypotheses were tested: (1) Level of independence will differentiate ethnic groups. Ranking…
Descriptors: Achievement, Age Differences, Anglo Americans, Behavior Rating Scales
Hornbostel, Victor O.; And Others
The primary research objectives of the 44-month project were to determine the extent to which members of experimental and control groups would differ, after training in academic achievement, vocational achievement, personal-social characteristics, and job placement and job success. The subjects were unemployed or underemployed school dropouts,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Education, Achievement, Comparative Analysis
American Organization for Education of the Hearing Impaired, Washington, DC. – 1968
Prepared by two committees of the American Organization for Education of the Hearing Impaired, the pamphlet provides a guide for formulating standards of professional training for teachers of hearing impaired children. Competencies needed by teachers of the deaf are defined in the areas of communication (speech, hearing, language, lipreading,…
Descriptors: Auditory Perception, Curriculum, Deafness, Exceptional Child Education
Kern County Superintendent of Schools, Bakersfield, CA. – 1970
Presented is a curriculum guide for educable mentally retarded pupils in grades seven through twelve. Summarized are objectives for the junior high level (including personal and social adjustment) and the senior high level (such as recreational and leisure time skills). Goals, activities, and suggested topics for experience units are listed for…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Curriculum Guides, Exceptional Child Education, Health
Champoux, Joseph E. – 1975
The paper examines literature concerned with the relationship individuals form between experiences in their work and nonwork spheres, an issue which is most pronounced in societies where a marked separation exists between the institution of work and social institutions. The author identifies established theoretical models and evaluates empirical…
Descriptors: Cultural Context, Employee Attitudes, Employment, Job Satisfaction
